Lavaux

The Lavaux is an area of steep slopes overlooking Lake Geneva, Switzerland, where small villages and vineyards built in terraces seem to defy gravity. Wonderful views of the high mountain tops of the Alps can be enjoyed from the villages of St Saphorin, Rivaz, Epesses or Cully and from the footpaths that crisscross the area, recently placed under the protection of UNESCO as a World Heritage site.